Owl 3
Oil on canvas over board
90x122cm

Original SOLD

Limited large format prints are available here

Another step in the pursuit of a brush and ink style, but accomplished in oil on a large scale. This one comes within stone throwing range of that goal, although it could be that in it's pure form - fresh bold strokes against a pristine white background- its just not feasible.

As has happened in previous attempts, blank white simply feels too bare as a background, and inevitably I try adding the bare minimum of colour, only to find it needs more, and more....

The scratchy yellow ochre was really just a stab into the unknown but it worked well enough to leave it at that. Call it a sort of dusk, I guess.

Ready to hang as is, but easily stripped off the marine ply support for tube shipping if needed.